Four Russian military aircraft were detected in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) by NORAD on Tuesday. The aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian airspace.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Four Russia n military aircraft were spotted in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone by The North American Aerospace Defense Command on Tuesday.
The agency said the Russian planes did not enter American or Canadian airspace and remained within international airspace.incident in JulyIn the press release, NORAD stated: An ADIZ begins where sovereign airspace ends and is a defined stretch of international airspace that requires the ready identification of all aircraft in the interest of national security.
NORAD employs a layered defense network of satellites, ground-based and airborne radars and fighter aircraft to detect and track aircraft and inform appropriate actions. NORAD remains ready to employ a number of response options in defense of North America.
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